The Graduate School of Nanobioscience is founded on the idea that the complex functions and organization of life arise from the integration of molecular and material components. From this bottom-up perspective, biological and material phenomena are understood as systems built from atoms and molecules.
The Graduate School aims to reveal the underlying mechanisms of these phenomena by examining them at the molecular and atomic levels.

Department of Materials System Science
The Department of Materials System Science conducts advanced research on nanoscale phenomena at the electronic, atomic, and molecular levels. It seeks to uncover the principles governing the formation of complex macromolecules that constitute living systems.

Department of Life and Environmental System Science
The Department of Life and Environmental System Science focuses on understanding the molecular basis of:
　• how organisms adapt to their environments,
　• how they maintain internal stability, and
　• how they develop based on intrinsic biological programs.
The department also promotes the creation of new interdisciplinary fields by applying measurement, computational, and analytical methods from materials science to life and environmental systems.

If you apply from within Japan, please refer to the Application Guide in Japanese from the following link.
Application Guide (Japanese) >

Every applicant must complete the payment for the application fee, as well as submit all necessary documents according to the Application Guide. The applications of those who do not complete all of the required steps will not be accepted.

	August Round	November Round
Application Period (Submission of Required Documents)	July 21(Tue) – July 23(Thu), 2026 (JST) From abroad: All documents must arrive by July 23.	October 19(Mon) – October 21 (Wed), 2026(JST) From abroad: All documents must arrive by October 21.
Payment Deadline of Application Fee	July 23 (Thu), 2026(JST)	October 21 (Thu), 2026(JST)
Examination Date and Selection Method	August 19(Wed), 2026(JST) 【Specialized Examination】 Basic questions will be given from the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, and related areas. 【English】 Evaluation will be based on the scores of TOEIC (L&R, IP), TOEFL (iBT, ITP), IELTS (Academic Module), or other equivalent English proficiency tests. 【Interview】 Applicants will be evaluated comprehensively on their motivation, aptitude and enthusiasm for their chosen field, research ability, and presentation skills.	November 14(Sat), 2026(JST) 【English】 Evaluation will be based on the scores of TOEIC (L&R, IP), TOEFL (iBT, ITP), IELTS (Academic Module), or other equivalent English proficiency tests. 【Interview】 Applicants will be evaluated comprehensively on their motivation, aptitude and enthusiasm for their chosen field, research ability, and presentation skills.
Announcement of Final Result	August 28 (Fri) 11:00, 2026(JST)	November 27(Fri) 11:00, 2026(JST)
Admissions Procedure	September 1(Tue) – September 9 (Wed), 2026(JST)	December 1 (Tue) – December 9(Wed), 2026(JST)
Admission fee payment period	August 28(Fri) – September 9 (Wed), 2026(JST)	Nobember 27(Fri) – December 9(Wed), 2026(JST)

The documents to be printed out should be A4-sized and one-sided.

Applicants who are required to undergo eligibility screening are requested to use the CV form provided below.
[Download CV Form]

Entrance examinations for the Doctoral Program are offered for both April and September enrollment.
Please note that an additional examination for April enrollment is conducted in February; however, this examination is available only to applicants who hold a valid status of residence in Japan on or after April.
For details of the February examination schedule, please refer to the Japanese version of the website.

If you apply from within Japan, please refer to the Application Guide in Japanese from the following link.
Application Guide (Japanese) >

Every applicant must complete the payment for the application fee, as well as submit all necessary documents according to the Application Guide. The applications of those who do not complete all of the required steps will not be accepted.

The documents to be printed out should be A4-sized and one-sided.

Applicants who are required to undergo eligibility screening are requested to use the CV form provided below.
[Download CV Form] 

The documents to be printed out should be A4-sized and one-sided.

Applicants who are required to undergo eligibility screening are requested to use the CV form provided below.
[Download CV Form]  

You can view the research fields of the full-time faculty members of the Graduate School of Nanobioscience by clicking the buttons below.
For a list of affiliated graduate school visiting faculty members, please refer to this page.
For information on faculty members who are accepting students, please refer to the application guidelines.

 The following is a list of visiting faculty members in the Collaborative Graduate School Program.